Postmaster General Cortelyou and the U S postal service
In a long interview, Postmaster General George B. Cortelyou discusses the scale and finances of the U S Post Office, the rural delivery system, foreign rate changes, and the role of civil service. He explains deficits, revenue sources, and potential tariff adjustments, while defending honesty of clerks and outlining ongoing reforms.
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Frank G. Carpenter
de Pitsburg
Welless
George
Cortelyou
Hunsow
Cleveland
M‘e'nley
Roosevelt
United States
Meares
Servion
Moon
Uke
Gtr
Yous Rupant Lowe
Post Office Department
Congress
Chait
St Jp
Almert
Cre
Falariek
Rome
Posta
Pol Varde
Eurype
Picture Posta
NESE IN LIVERPOOL DETENTION DRAWS ATTENTION
A report from London notes that thirty two Chinese detainees held by the Immigration Board in London were moved to Levertool amid public concern over yellow labor in England. The item highlights the wartime tension and policy impact on immigrant workers.
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Liverpool
Pater
Gleekia
Daily Mail
Arthur J. Tudor
Kingland
Tovespool
Pase
Tanntland
Immigration Board
Lonedon Hay
Amoun
England
Levertool
Otis
Arctic Nomads Encounter on Prince Albert Band
An Arctic expedition led by Captain Kilnkenberg travels 200 miles north to Prince Albert Land and encounters over 150 indigenous people armed with copper knives and bows and arrows. After a tense standoff a friendly exchange occurs with one elderly woman, and the crew observes winter huts, skin clothing, and a steel fragment from a ship's square head noted as the only sign of civilisation.
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Prince Albert
Arctic
Hiritiah Columbia
Thetis
Ie Yaris
Kilnkenberg
Olga
Prince Albert Land
Kinkenberg
Bakimos
Kilnkeatwry
Prince Willem Land
Ant
Klakenberg
Daily Express
Thrift growth highlighted in chief registrar report
A report from the Chief Registrar of Friendly Societies notes the spread of thrift and mutual aid among 30 million people. It cites about 50,000 institutions with 80 million members and cumulative funds near 402 million, with historical increases since 1807 and 6.75 million members added recently, indicating broad engagement across the population.
Substitu1 for copper possibilities of sodium
A fragment notes The Electrical World discussing copper substitutes. Sodium as a conductor shows potential though copper alternatives exist. Aluminium used sparingly as a partial substitute but not fully satisfactory. Sodium weight and conductivity claims are cited with uncertainties.
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Sidan
Daring Idea Sparks Talk of Substituting Metal in Telegraph Lines
The article discusses experiments toward replacing copper with a newer metal alloy in telegraph and electrical systems. It notes potential methods for production, refutes sensational claims, and weighs practicality, safety, and public street use while considering future adoption and technical hurdles.
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Wilsern
Suv Oenor
Tim Patileg
Re enacted crime looms in real life Macbeth case
The Austrian woman Francisva gin, serving life penal servitude for the Sokora murder, staged a midnight reenactment of the crime. She danced and sang as Sokora, faded by a pillow, begged for money, then strangled the victim with a towel and pantomimed rifling pockets and disposing of the body before slashing at the wall in fear.
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Lady Macbeth
Francisvagin
Johann Sokora
Celine
Sokora
We Bvd
Jeros
Balloons for Railways Proposed by German Engineer
An article describes a German engineer’s plan to use stationary balloons fixed to a rail on a mountain slope for railway purposes. A steel cable moors the balloon at about 35 feet high, allowing ascent and descent by water pressure and hydrogen gas. The device, designed to move along a rail, faced structural strain and a fatal accident during testing.
Fragmentary tale hints at hidden line in a boarding house
A garbled excerpt references a character named Nye and a time span of years. The dialogue suggests someone asking how long another has stayed, with a cryptic scene including a person named Heol LouK. Details are unclear due to OCR errors.
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Oukerstrs
Teileyer
Falktver
Waldy Eper
Message from a Neer Poet on Schoolmaster’s Aid
The fragment speaks of a poem or letter about helping the schoolmaster. It recalls a home scene with bottles and coins, a boy crying, and a tally of nineteen or so items. The speaker mentions buying with cash and borrowing. a sense of hardship and a plan to count and respond is shown.
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Machamara
Tore Galliss
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